Multiple airport express wired to router. itunes access throughout?

I have a linksys router with 2 airport express wired to it and on either side of the house. My imac which has all of my music will only connect wirelessly to one of them, the other airport is what's connected to my stereo.
At this point the network seems to be working with both Access points just fine. they are set to diferent channels but using the same ssid and password. I seem to be able to pick up signal in a pretty wide area that I know requires both APs. Now my problem is that I can't connect to the furthest airport express to play music through my stereo even though it is wired into my network....
is there any way to make this happen?
Also for anyone with experience using multiple wired airport express for broader coverage, please go over general settings for such a scenario so I know I have them right.
Thanks

+Also for anyone with experience using multiple wired airport express for broader coverage, please go over general settings for such a scenario so I know I have them right.+
You can check your settings in AirPort Utility - Manual Setup as follows:
Click the Base Station tab below the icons to assign a device name, device password and set Time Zone settings. It would make sense to give each Express a separate name to keep things straight.
Click the Wireless tab below the row of icons
Wireless Mode = Create a wireless network
Wireless Network Name = Same name as your Linksys wireless router network
Radio Mode = Probably 802.11n (802.11b/g compatible) or closest match to Linksys
Channel = Automatic
Wireless Security = Exact same setting as Linksys network, hopefully WPA2 Personal
Wireless Password = Same password as Linksys network
Confirm Password
Click the Internet icon
Connect Using = Ethernet
Connection Sharing = Off (Bridge Mode)
Update to save settings
Except for the name of each device, the other settings would be identical on both AirPort Express devices.
+Now my problem is that I can't connect to the furthest airport express to play music through my stereo even though it is wired into my network....+
+is there any way to make this happen?+
Not on a Mac, but if you do have a recent Mac, I can tell you how to know which device you are currently connected to. Post back if this applies.

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The jack just seems to be shut off
Have you temporarily turned off the wireless on a laptop and tried to connect it using an Ethernet cable to the wall jack as a "test"?
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On the other hand, if you cannot get an Internet connection on the laptop during this "test", then this indicates that the Ethernet cable or jack is not functioning correctly and the wiring will need troubleshooting before you can proceed any further.
I need to create a whole new wireless network in this room for this configuration to work?
AirPort Setup will take care of this for you automatically during the configuration of the AirPort Express.
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Nate, Welcome to the discussion area!
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I do this regularly. I have 5 AX units connected to various receivers around the house. I can stream to a subset of speakers from one device and have another device stream to others. I don't see why I couldn't stream five stream to these speakers.
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I have multiple airport express's, an iMAc, a Airport extreme router, all software/firmware to current release. If I play on the iMac and one set of remote speakers, no problems, once I add two airport express stations with iTunes, I get the dropouts. Any ideas. I have already got rid of wds, changd channels, tc. to no avail.

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http://www.chimoosoft.com/products/apgrapher/
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I would love to know this as well.
I have just purchased an older home and re-wiring the
house is somewhat out of the question.
I purchased two AirPort Express modules's, but then
found out you can only play to one at a time. I
would love to be able to play one play list in the
basement and another in the living room upstairs
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Nate, Welcome to the discussion area!
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Reality
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I've been trying to set up multiple airport expresses. I want to wirelessly connect to two stereos and stream to both at the same time. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
So far I tried the directions below. But after following them, when I was in itunes, it would not acknowledge either AX. When I was making the suggested settings in the Airport tab, as listed below, it asked me for the name of the network. I wasn't sure what to put there though.
I can set up each on its own network, but then itunes can only find one stereo at a time.
Thanks for you help.
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Perform a "factory default" reset
- (ref: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=108044)
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AirPort tab
- Base Station Name: <whatever you wish or use the default>
- Wireless Mode: Join an Existing Wireless Network (Wireless Client)
Music tab
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- Enable AirTunes over the Ethernet port (optional)
- iTunes Speaker Name: <whatever you wish>
- iTunes Speaker Password (optional)
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iTunes > Preferences... > Advanced > General
- Look for remote speakers connected with AirTunes (checked)
- Select "Multiple Speakers" from the speaker selection at the bottom of the iTunes window.

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